Writing Task : What I couldn’t do but now I can

1. When I was a baby I couldn’t talk, but I could sleep 12 hours a day.

2. Before I went to school I couldn’t read or write, but I could speak English.

3. When I visited Barcelona I couldn’t understand what people were saying,

because I couldn’t speak Spanish then.

4. When I was in kindergarten I couldn’t add 2 + 2, but now I can know

multiplication and division.

5. When I was 3 years old I couldn’t ride a bike, but now I can ride a bike and a horse!

6. When I went to camp for the first time I couldn’t sail a boat, but now I can sail 10 meter boats.

7. In the beginning of first grade I couldn’t write Greek or English, but now I can write in both languages.

8. When I was 5 years old I couldn’t use a computer, now that I am 7 I can use a computer and an i-phone.

9. When I was young I couldn’t play football, but now I can score lots of goals.

10. When I was in second grade I couldn’t swim very well, but now I can swim long distances.

Writing Task : What I couldn’t do but now I can

5 sentences by using couldn’t

 when I was five I couldn’t turn on the television.

 When I was five I couldn’t stop taking a bottle.

 When I was one year old I couldn’t change myself.

 When I was 4 years old I couldn’t read.

 When I was two years I couldn’t express myself.

5 sentences by using could

 When I was 8 years old I could help around the house.

 When I was 12 I could a bicucle.

 When I was 15 I could cook.

 When I was 19i could work.

 When I was 11 years old I helped my dad.